K-State Announces Non-Conference Schedule for 2018-19 Season
Jun 11, 2018 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State women's basketball head coach Jeff Mittie announced the non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 season on Monday. The Wildcats' non-conference slate features seven home games, a trio of games in the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico and a neutral site match up with Arizona State in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
K-State's 2018-19 non-conference schedule includes nine games against teams that reached the postseason in 2017-18, including five teams that played in the NCAA Tournament (Syracuse, DePaul, Princeton, Little Rock and Arizona State).
"When you put these schedules together, it is a two-year process," said Mittie about the upcoming 2018-19 non-conference schedule. "We feel like we have a good, talented roster and this schedule reflects that. It looks like it has the potential to be the toughest non-conference schedule we have played since we got here. Certainly, the Cancun trip has three quality opponents. Then you add in Arizona State on a neutral floor. In addition, we will face a number of highly successful mid-major programs. This is our youngest team, but I think this roster has a good balance of experienced players and talented newcomers to handle this type of schedule."
K-State will open the 2018-19 season with a pair of exhibition games on Thursday, Nov. 1 and Monday, Nov. 5. The Wildcats will face Fort Hays State on Nov. 1 and conclude its tune-up for the season with Pittsburg State on Nov. 5.
The Wildcats will open the season with a three-game home stand for the third straight season. The home stretch starts on Monday, Nov. 12, against Omaha. This will be the fifth meeting between the programs, with K-State leading the series, 4-0. The Mavericks finished the 2017-18 season with a 12-16 overall record.
The home stand continues on Friday, November 16, against North Texas. This will be the third meeting between the Wildcats and Mean Green. K-State won the 2017-18 matchup between the schools, 55-54, in Denton, Texas. North Texas finished the 2017-18 season with a 17-14 overall record and a 6-10 mark in Conference USA.
The Wildcats' season-opening home stand will conclude on Sunday, November 18, against UMKC. This will be the first meeting in the series since former K-State assistant coach Jacie Hoyt became the head coach of the Kangaroos and former All-Big 12 selection Kindred Wesemann became an assistant coach with the program. The Wildcats and Kangaroos will meet for the 12th time, as K-State owns an 8-3 lead in the series.
UMKC finished the first season under Hoyt's direction with an 11-19 overall record, including a 7-7 mark in the Western Athletic Conference.
Following the three-game home stand, Kansas State will travel to Cancun, Mexico, to take part in the Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya on November 22-24. For information regarding travel packages to the Cancun Challenge, visit cancunchallenge.net/packages.
K-State will face Syracuse on Thursday, November 22 at 1:30 p.m., DePaul on Friday, November 23 at 11 a.m., and will lock horns with Princeton on Saturday, November 24, at 11 a.m.
Syracuse ended the 2017-18 season with a 22-9 overall record and an appearance in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. This will be the first meeting between the programs.
Kansas State will face DePaul for the second time in the history of the series and the first time since November 29, 1997, a 75-68, win by the Blue Demons. DePaul reached second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament and completed the 2017-18 season with a 27-8 overall record and the 2018 Big East Tournament title.
Princeton completed the 2017-18 season with a 24-6 overall record and the Ivy League champions. The Tigers made a first round exit in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
Kansas State leads the series with Princeton, 3-0. The Wildcats and Tigers last met on December 18, 2016, in Manhattan which resulted in a 60-42 K-State win.
K-State will return Bramlage Coliseum for a two-game home stand with the third edition of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Wildcats will host Vanderbilt on Sunday, December 2. The Commodores wrapped up the 2017-18 season with a 7-24 overall record.
This will be the third meeting in the series between K-State and Vanderbilt and the first game in the regular season between the programs. Vanderbilt leads the series, 2-0. The two teams last played each other on March 23, 2009, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
The Wildcats will end the home stand with a matchup against Lamar on Wednesday, December 5. This will be the fifth meeting in the series, as K-State has won the previous four games. The teams last met on November 20, 2016, as K-State won 68-43.
Lamar finished the 2017-18 season with a 22-8 overall record and dropped a first round 2018 WNIT matchup at TCU.
Before the break for first semester exams, K-State will play its first true road game of the 2018-19 season, as the Wildcats travel to Little Rock, Arkansas to face Little Rock on Saturday, December 8. This will be the fourth meeting in the series with Little Rock, as K-State leads the series 2-1 following a 66-51 K-State win over the Trojans on December 16, 2017, in Manhattan.
After the break for first semester exams, Kansas State will face Arizona State in a neutral site matchup in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Sunday, December 16. The game will be played on the campus of UW-La Crosse at Mitchell Hall Gymnasium. This will be the fourth meeting in the series between the programs, as Arizona State leads 2-1. This will be the first game between the schools since November 28, 2003, when K-State captured a 58-50 win over the Sun Devils in the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas.
Arizona State ended the 2017-18 season with a 22-13 overall record and reached the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
Before the holiday break, Kansas State will host Central Arkansas on Thursday, December 20. This will be just the second meeting between the schools, as the Wildcats defeated the Sugar Bears, 81-38, on January 3, 2009, in Manhattan.
Central Arkansas finished the 2017-18 season with a 25-10 overall record. The Sugar Bears reached the title game of the 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational.
Kansas State will conclude its non-conference schedule on Saturday, December 29, against Northern Iowa. This will be the fourth meeting between K-State and UNI and the third straight season the two schools will matchup. The Panthers ended the 2017-18 season with a 19-14 overall record and a first round loss to Milwaukee in the 2018 WNIT. Northern Iowa won the last meeting between the teams, a 72-71 decision in Bramlage on December 21, 2017.
K-State women's basketball season tickets for the 2018-19 season are available now for purchase. For more information on season ticket packages for the Wildcats' 18-game home schedule, contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office by calling 1-800-221-CATS or visit www.kstatesports.com/tickets.
Kansas State concluded the 2017-18 season with an 18-16 overall record and a Round of 16 appearance in the 2018 WNIT. This was the fourth straight season the Wildcats reached the postseason under the direction of head coach Jeff Mittie.
K-State will return eight letter winners from the 2017-18 season for the 2018-19 season, led by All-Big 12 selections Kayla Goth, Peyton Williams and Rachel Ranke. The Wildcats will also welcome in its highest ranked recruiting class during Mittie's tenure with four freshmen: Christianna Carr, Ayoka Lee, Laura Macke and Savannah Simmons joining the roster for next season.
The 2018-19 Big 12 schedule, game times, promotional and television schedules will be released later this summer. The 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship will be contested at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 8-11, 2019.
K-State's 2018-19 non-conference schedule includes nine games against teams that reached the postseason in 2017-18, including five teams that played in the NCAA Tournament (Syracuse, DePaul, Princeton, Little Rock and Arizona State).
"When you put these schedules together, it is a two-year process," said Mittie about the upcoming 2018-19 non-conference schedule. "We feel like we have a good, talented roster and this schedule reflects that. It looks like it has the potential to be the toughest non-conference schedule we have played since we got here. Certainly, the Cancun trip has three quality opponents. Then you add in Arizona State on a neutral floor. In addition, we will face a number of highly successful mid-major programs. This is our youngest team, but I think this roster has a good balance of experienced players and talented newcomers to handle this type of schedule."
K-State will open the 2018-19 season with a pair of exhibition games on Thursday, Nov. 1 and Monday, Nov. 5. The Wildcats will face Fort Hays State on Nov. 1 and conclude its tune-up for the season with Pittsburg State on Nov. 5.
The Wildcats will open the season with a three-game home stand for the third straight season. The home stretch starts on Monday, Nov. 12, against Omaha. This will be the fifth meeting between the programs, with K-State leading the series, 4-0. The Mavericks finished the 2017-18 season with a 12-16 overall record.
The home stand continues on Friday, November 16, against North Texas. This will be the third meeting between the Wildcats and Mean Green. K-State won the 2017-18 matchup between the schools, 55-54, in Denton, Texas. North Texas finished the 2017-18 season with a 17-14 overall record and a 6-10 mark in Conference USA.
The Wildcats' season-opening home stand will conclude on Sunday, November 18, against UMKC. This will be the first meeting in the series since former K-State assistant coach Jacie Hoyt became the head coach of the Kangaroos and former All-Big 12 selection Kindred Wesemann became an assistant coach with the program. The Wildcats and Kangaroos will meet for the 12th time, as K-State owns an 8-3 lead in the series.
UMKC finished the first season under Hoyt's direction with an 11-19 overall record, including a 7-7 mark in the Western Athletic Conference.
Following the three-game home stand, Kansas State will travel to Cancun, Mexico, to take part in the Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya on November 22-24. For information regarding travel packages to the Cancun Challenge, visit cancunchallenge.net/packages.
K-State will face Syracuse on Thursday, November 22 at 1:30 p.m., DePaul on Friday, November 23 at 11 a.m., and will lock horns with Princeton on Saturday, November 24, at 11 a.m.
Syracuse ended the 2017-18 season with a 22-9 overall record and an appearance in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. This will be the first meeting between the programs.
Kansas State will face DePaul for the second time in the history of the series and the first time since November 29, 1997, a 75-68, win by the Blue Demons. DePaul reached second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament and completed the 2017-18 season with a 27-8 overall record and the 2018 Big East Tournament title.
Princeton completed the 2017-18 season with a 24-6 overall record and the Ivy League champions. The Tigers made a first round exit in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
Kansas State leads the series with Princeton, 3-0. The Wildcats and Tigers last met on December 18, 2016, in Manhattan which resulted in a 60-42 K-State win.
K-State will return Bramlage Coliseum for a two-game home stand with the third edition of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Wildcats will host Vanderbilt on Sunday, December 2. The Commodores wrapped up the 2017-18 season with a 7-24 overall record.
This will be the third meeting in the series between K-State and Vanderbilt and the first game in the regular season between the programs. Vanderbilt leads the series, 2-0. The two teams last played each other on March 23, 2009, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
The Wildcats will end the home stand with a matchup against Lamar on Wednesday, December 5. This will be the fifth meeting in the series, as K-State has won the previous four games. The teams last met on November 20, 2016, as K-State won 68-43.
Lamar finished the 2017-18 season with a 22-8 overall record and dropped a first round 2018 WNIT matchup at TCU.
Before the break for first semester exams, K-State will play its first true road game of the 2018-19 season, as the Wildcats travel to Little Rock, Arkansas to face Little Rock on Saturday, December 8. This will be the fourth meeting in the series with Little Rock, as K-State leads the series 2-1 following a 66-51 K-State win over the Trojans on December 16, 2017, in Manhattan.
After the break for first semester exams, Kansas State will face Arizona State in a neutral site matchup in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Sunday, December 16. The game will be played on the campus of UW-La Crosse at Mitchell Hall Gymnasium. This will be the fourth meeting in the series between the programs, as Arizona State leads 2-1. This will be the first game between the schools since November 28, 2003, when K-State captured a 58-50 win over the Sun Devils in the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas.
Arizona State ended the 2017-18 season with a 22-13 overall record and reached the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
Before the holiday break, Kansas State will host Central Arkansas on Thursday, December 20. This will be just the second meeting between the schools, as the Wildcats defeated the Sugar Bears, 81-38, on January 3, 2009, in Manhattan.
Central Arkansas finished the 2017-18 season with a 25-10 overall record. The Sugar Bears reached the title game of the 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational.
Kansas State will conclude its non-conference schedule on Saturday, December 29, against Northern Iowa. This will be the fourth meeting between K-State and UNI and the third straight season the two schools will matchup. The Panthers ended the 2017-18 season with a 19-14 overall record and a first round loss to Milwaukee in the 2018 WNIT. Northern Iowa won the last meeting between the teams, a 72-71 decision in Bramlage on December 21, 2017.
K-State women's basketball season tickets for the 2018-19 season are available now for purchase. For more information on season ticket packages for the Wildcats' 18-game home schedule, contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office by calling 1-800-221-CATS or visit www.kstatesports.com/tickets.
Kansas State concluded the 2017-18 season with an 18-16 overall record and a Round of 16 appearance in the 2018 WNIT. This was the fourth straight season the Wildcats reached the postseason under the direction of head coach Jeff Mittie.
K-State will return eight letter winners from the 2017-18 season for the 2018-19 season, led by All-Big 12 selections Kayla Goth, Peyton Williams and Rachel Ranke. The Wildcats will also welcome in its highest ranked recruiting class during Mittie's tenure with four freshmen: Christianna Carr, Ayoka Lee, Laura Macke and Savannah Simmons joining the roster for next season.
The 2018-19 Big 12 schedule, game times, promotional and television schedules will be released later this summer. The 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship will be contested at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 8-11, 2019.
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